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Thaumastocyoninae

Mammalia - Carnivora - Amphicyonidae

Taxonomy
Thaumastocyoninae was named by Hurzeller (1940).

It was assigned to Amphicyonidae by Sach and Heizmann (2001).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1940Thaumastocyoninae Hurzeller
2001Thaumastocyoninae Sach and Heizmann p. 28

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Ferae()
—CarnivoramorphaWyss and Flynn 1993
—CarnivoraformesFlynn et al.
orderCarnivora
suborderCaniformiaKretzoi 1943
familyAmphicyonidaeHaeckel 1886
subfamilyThaumastocyoninaeHurzeller 1940
subfamilyThaumastocyoninaeHurzeller 1940

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subfm. †Thaumastocyoninae Hurzeller 1940
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G. †Agnotherium Kaup 1833
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†Agnotherium antiquum Kaup 1832
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Invalid names: Amphicyon agnotus Pomel 1853 [synonym]
†Agnotherium grivense Viret 1929
G. †Ammitocyon Morales et al. 2021
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†Ammitocyon kainos Morales et al. 2021
G. †Crassidia Heizmann and Kordikova 2000
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†Crassidia intermedia von Meyer 1849
G. †Peignecyon Morales et al. 2019
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†Peignecyon felinoides Morales et al. 2019
G. †Thaumastocyon Stehlin and Helbing 1925
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†Thaumastocyon bourgeoisi Stehlin and Helbing 1925
†Thaumastocyon dirus Ginsburg et al. 1981
G. †Tomocyon Viret 1929
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†Tomocyon grivensis Viret 1929
G. †Ysengrinia Ginsburg 1965
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†Ysengrinia americana Wortman 1901
†Ysengrinia depereti Mayet 1908
†Ysengrinia gerandiana Viret 1929
†Ysengrinia tolosana Noulet 1876
†Ysengrinia valentiana Belinchon and Morales 1989
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialsubc
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: carnivoref
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-30 14:52:56
Modified: 2005-08-30 16:52:56
Source: f = family, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Ji et al. 2002, Hendy et al. 2009, Hunt 1998

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian to the top of the Vallesian or 20.43000 to 8.70000 Ma

Collections (22 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Canidae indet. (17857) Ysengrinia americana (17809 28043) Ysengrinia sp. (17741 17744 17789 17805)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Amphicyonidae indet. (17796) Ysengrinia sp. (17850)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia (Karas) Ysengrinia sp. (146601 168036)
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Namibia Ysengrinia sp. (70807)
MN 222.4 - 20.0Spain (Zaragoza) Ysengrinia gerandiana (35750)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Germany (Baden-Württemberg) Thaumastocyoninae indet. (49102)
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97France (Loiret) Ysengrinia depereti (181642)
Burdigalian - Tortonian20.44 - 7.246France Agnotherium grivensis (187580)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97USA (New Mexico) Ysengrinia sp. (19388)
MN 416.9 - 15.97France (Alsac) Ysengrinia depereti, Agnotherium grivense (69106)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82France Agnotherium grivensis (148401)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Morocco (Tadla-Azilal) Agnotherium antiquum (48630)
Langhian - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246France (Midi-Pyrenees Region) Agnotherium grivensis (31775)
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Spain (Segovia) Thaumastocyon dirus (40768)